'What's the point?': Internet slams Kamala Harris as she announces $5.2B investment to address root causes of migration

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Partnership for Central America (PCA) has brought in $5.2 billion in investments to boost economic opportunities and reduce migration from Honduras, El Salvadore, and Guatemala, on Monday, March 25.

According to a statement released by the White House, PCA announced "more than $1 billion in new private sector commitments, as part of Central America Forward (CAF), a public-private partnership that was created in response to the Vice President’s Call to Action for Northern Central America."

"These investments are creating jobs, connecting people to the digital economy, expanding access to financing for small businesses, providing training and education for youth, women and workers, and improving economic livelihoods for people in the region," read the statement.

Harris welcomed the newly elected president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, to the White House on Monday, before sharing the news.

“Your leadership can help rebuild the Guatemalan people’s trust in their institutions, and give them a sense of hope and opportunity,” she told him, praising his battle against corruption and promoting their work on stemming migration from Central America, reported PBS.

On the issue of migration, the VP stated, "The problems, of course, did not occur overnight, and the solutions will not be achieved overnight," but acknowledged that there was short-term progress.

VP Kamala Harris' tweet

Harris conveyed the news via the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), stating, "In 2021, I called upon the private sector to step up: Increase investments in northern Central America to aid in fostering economic opportunity and tackling the root causes of migration."

"Today, I convened leaders in our public-private partnership and announced we have generated more than $5.2 billion in private sector commitments," she added.

Internet reacts to Kamala Harris' tweet

Netizens trolled Kamala Harris over her post, as the following tweets demonstrate.

"Kamala Harris wants to spend billions of American dollars enriching foreign countries instead of securing our border. That’s what she’s saying. She’s letting South America extort the United States. Meanwhile, Americans are getting mųrdered by illegals. Shame on Kamala" slammed a user.

"Obviously it didn’t work. They are coming here by the millions," jibed another.

"Looks like you have failed again, have you seen the illegal crossing numbers. Your fired," wrote a user. [sic]

"what does that mean? Doesn't seem like the migrants have STOPPED coming in. Whats the point?" commented a user. [sic]

"Once again, America last," quipped a user.

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